Scottie Reynolds responded to his benching with a solid performance at the foul line, and second-seeded Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime win Thursday in the NCAA tournament.

Jon Scheyer of Duke and Grevis Vasquez of Maryland, the front-runners for Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, are among the six finalists for the Bob Cousy Award presented to the top point guard in college basketball.

A narrow escape left No. 9 Villanova feeling a whole lot better. Scottie Reynolds scored all of his 17 points in the second half Tuesday night, and the ninth-ranked Wildcats let most of their late 16-point lead slip away before holding on for a 77-73 victory over Cincinnati.

Rick Jackson scored 19 points and Arinze Onuaku had 17 as Syracuse's two big men dominated the second half, helping the No. 4 Orange rout No. 8 Villanova 95-77 on Saturday night before an NCAA on-campus record crowd of 34,616.

Punctuating the weekend's action is Saturday night's showdown of No. 8 Villanova at No. 4 Syracuse that, weather-permitting, will draw a record crowd. The inside track to a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed could be at stake, although the Big East powers could meet again in the conference tournament. The Orange have the upper hand for the moment, so Scottie Reynolds and his fellow Wildcats must hit their perimeter shots early to make Syracuse extend its signature zone.